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Neil Gaiman's The Sandman is ending at Netflix, but not because of abuse allegations
Netflix is ending the prestige fantasy series The Sandman because it's too expensive, not because its high profile creator Neil Gaiman has faced multiple allegations of abuse across decades
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Netflix’s high-profile adaptation of Neil Gaiman’s The Sandman is coming to an end with its upcoming second season — although the decision has nothing to do with the multiple allegations of abuse Gaiman has faced in the past few months, but instead the high cost of the show’s production.
According to Variety, which broke the news, Netflix had decided that the show’s second season would be its last before the show had started production in summer 2023. (An eye-popping figure of $15 million being spent per episode on the show’s first season has been referenced by one report.)
In a statement, series showrunner Allan Heinberg said, “The Sandman series has always been focused exclusively on Dream’s story, and back in 2022, when we looked at the remaining Dream material from the comics, we knew we only had enough story for one more season. We are extremely grateful to Netflix for bringing the team all back together and giving us the time and resources to make a faithful adaptation in a way that we hope will surprise and delight the comics’ loyal readers as well as fans of our show.”
Tellingly, Heinberg had previously said in a Netflix promotional video that he considered the comic book series to be “a sort of anthology that has a core narrative at its center,” differentiating it from the show, which was intended as “Dream’s story.”
The second season, Variety’s report claims, will be based on ‘Season of Mists,’ the storyline in which Lucifer abdicates their throne in Hell. However, official cast announcements for the season would suggest that the Brief Lives story arc will also be adapted in some form, as well.
The second and final season of The Sandman remains on track for a 2025 debut, as per Variety.
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